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Professional Boxing: A Sport Loved By Many
Professional boxing is where you will find the best boxers around. These
boxers are seasoned fighters and have developed their skills to higher
levels than those still in the amateur tournaments. Professional boxing is
where the names as Ali, Frazier, Bowe, Tyson, De La Hoya, Pacquiao, Morales
and Barrera have become so popular.
The fighters may come from different weight divisions but each is capable of
showing boxing fans what real professional boxing is all about. It is
unlikely, and rare if ever, that such fights of these big names in
professional boxing will give a bad show. It will always be a boxing bout
worth watching and one will surely love.
Professional boxing may have some different rules as that with the amateurs.
They have more rounds in boxing bouts and championship bouts last 12 rounds.
Previously it was 15 rounds, but due to the boxer’s safety reasons – it was
reduced. This started on 1982 when boxer Duk Koo Kim died after the fight
against Ray Mancini in the 14th round. It was a very sad and unfortunate
ending in professional boxing history, but one that opened the eyes of the
organizers.
It was 3 months after that fateful event, when WBC started to have the 12
rounds for the championship professional boxing matches. Indeed, for the
boxing purists, this was displeasure - nevertheless, the ruling had to
stand. Another reason for such a shorter bout was due to the fact that
televised professional boxing bouts would take too long if it still went to
15 rounds.
With three rounds less, the professional boxing matches were still very much
able to provide quality entertainment to boxing aficionados. The boxing
bouts did not lose its quality and became even more exciting to watch. The
lesser number of rounds was not a hindrance to getting beautiful matches in
the sport.
With the caliber of the many great professional boxers, the fame and
popularity of professional boxing continued to grow. Championship bouts were
events to watch out for – and when the bells of the first rounds rang, these
professional boxing fights surely never disappointed boxing enthusiasts.
Even in today’s professional boxing bouts, quality boxers are still many.
New and fresh fighters replace those greats in the sport who have hung their
gloves to retire. Truly amazing to watch, with speed and power, these
professional boxers of today are as fun to watch. Many continue to love the
sport with the exciting & thrilling fights it continues to offer.
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